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Researchers Establish Silicon's Exotic Phase "Si-III" as True Semiconductor

The importance of silicon cannot be overestimated especially with regards to solar energy, computing, and other technological applications. Element number 14 is also abundantly available in the Earth’s crust, and there is more to explore about how to harness its properties.

5 Apr 2017

Alpha-Tin Exhibits a Novel Electronic Phase and Joins a Unique New Class of 3D Materials

A recent discovery highlighted that a novel electronic phase is exhibited by alpha-tin, generally known as gray tin, when its crystal structure is strained.

5 Apr 2017

Self-Healing Smartphones are Now a Possibility for the Future

Researchers report that the Marvel Universe has inspired them in a way that has led them to develop a self-healing polymeric material, with an eye toward electronics and soft robotics that can repair themselves.

5 Apr 2017

Unpredictable Hotspots in Electronics Can be Extinguished by Jumping Droplets

Duke University researchers have developed new 'jumping droplet' technique which passively cools dynamic hotspots with effective thermal transport in all directions.

5 Apr 2017

New Research in 3D Printing Could Assist in Improving the Speed of the Process

If bottlenecks are improved, the speed of the entire 3D pinting process could be improved. This has been found by a team of researchers from MIT, Binghamton University and State University of New York.

5 Apr 2017

Powder Characterization Experts offer solutions to optimize process performance

Freeman Technology, the powder characterization specialists, will be exhibiting at the Ceramics Expo for the first time (25 – 27 April, Cleveland, OH, USA). The company offers material characterization solutions aimed at optimizing process performance, increasing productivity and improving quality in a diverse range of sectors, including ceramics.

From Malvern Panalytical 4 Apr 2017

Buehler Renews Collaboration with ASM International By Providing Innovations for Metallography Training Center

The renewed partnership between ASM and Buehler brings cutting-edge metallographic equipment to the ASM Training Center, advancing materials science education.

From Buehler 4 Apr 2017

Powder Characterisation Workshop Hosted by Freeman Technology and Surface Measurement Systems

Freeman Technology, the powder characterization specialists, and Surface Measurement Systems, will be hosting a ‘Powder Characterization Workshop’ on the 18th May 2017 at Imperial College London.

From Malvern Panalytical 4 Apr 2017

New Duralar® CS-50 System Coats both Inner and Outer Surfaces

Duralar Technologies, Tucson-Arizona based developer of advanced, ultra-hard metal coatings and coating machines has recently launched the Duralar® CS-50 deposition system.

4 Apr 2017

High-Speed Data Transfer Enabled by Tiny Black Holes-Based Photodetector

A silicon wafer has tiny “black holes” that act as a new form of photodetector for potentially moving more data across a data center or around the world, in a less expensive manner. Electrical engineers at the University of California, Davis, and a Silicon Valley startup, based at Los Altos, California, called W&WSens Devices Inc., have developed this technology, which is reported in the April 3 issue of Nature Photonics.

4 Apr 2017

New Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells Set New World-Record Performance

A recent research affiliated with UNIST has revealed a new economical way to manufacture inorganic-organic hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) which sets a new world-record efficiency performance, particularly in photostability.

3 Apr 2017

Researchers Succeed in Performing Modern Alchemy by Developing Luminescent Iron Molecules

The first iron-based molecule that has the potential to emit light has been developed by a research team at Lund University in Sweden. This new molecule can contribute to the production of environmentally friendly and cost-effective materials such as displays, light sources and solar cells.

31 Mar 2017

Santa Barbara Infrared (SBIR) & Labsphere Partner to Provide Unique, Fully-Calibrated / Integrated E-O Test Systems

New COLOSUS™ family of fully-calibrated 0.3 to 14+ micron E-O test systems will be showcased at SPIE’s Defense & Commercial Sensing (DCS), Anaheim, CA, April 11-13, 2017 in booths #601 and #800.

31 Mar 2017

Contained Active Freeze Drying Could Revolutionise Pharmaceutical Materials Drying

A new method of lyophilisation or freeze drying that uses a single, sterilisable, closed vessel to deliver lump free, fine powder product has the capability to revolutionise the production of bulk pharmaceutical powders.

From Hosokawa Micron Ltd 30 Mar 2017

Pittcon Announces Finalists for the Pittcon Today Excellence Awards

Pittcon, the world’s leading conference and exposition for laboratory science, is pleased to announce the selection of eight finalists in the first ever Pittcon Today Excellence Awards conducted by CE Communications, official publishers of Pittcon Today and Pittcon Buzz.

From Pittcon 30 Mar 2017